Government set to take possession of returned artefacts
Looted Benin Bronzes Amid His Royal Majesty, Omo N’Oba N’Edo Uku Akpolokpolo, Oba Ewuare II, Ogidigan’s call for the Federal Government to temporarily take custody of the 1,130 stolen Benin artefacts in Germany after they are repatriated from Europe, the Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, has expressed government’s determination to take possession of the artefacts. He disclosed this at a media briefing in Lagos yesterday. The Benin Palace and the Edo State government have been at loggerheads over where the artefacts will be housed. While the palace wants the ar...
Source: guardian.ng